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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
any
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From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
Ashley's
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
became
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
came
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
can't
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From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
Charley
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From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
clergyman
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
comfortable
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Charley had felt himself more than usually that morning in need of the solace that his pipe could give.
Curate
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From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
deference
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From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
den
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From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
despair
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
dignified
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
down
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From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
father
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From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
felt
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From this reading Charley had felt himself more than usually that morning in need of the solace that his pipe could give.
full
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
gave
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From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
get
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From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
give
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From this reading Charley had felt himself more than usually that morning in need of the solace that his pipe could give.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Charley had felt himself more than usually that morning in need of the solace that his pipe could give.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
house
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
housemaid
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charley had felt himself more than usually that morning in need of the solace that his pipe could give.
inhabited
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From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
more
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From this reading Charley had felt himself more than usually that morning in need of the solace that his pipe could give.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charley had felt himself more than usually that morning in need of the solace that his pipe could give.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
out
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From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
own
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
papers
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
pipe
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From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
pipes
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
place
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
put
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From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
RECTOR
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From this reading THE RECTOR SATISFIED.
refined
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
return
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From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
room
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
said
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From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
satisfaction
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From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
SATISFIED
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From this reading THE RECTOR SATISFIED.
say
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From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
solace
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From this reading Charley had felt himself more than usually that morning in need of the solace that his pipe could give.
son
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
study
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Charley had felt himself more than usually that morning in need of the solace that his pipe could give.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘No, I did not get any satisfaction; I can’t say that he gave me any satisfaction,’ the Curate said.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECTOR SATISFIED.
three-cornered
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From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
usually
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From this reading Charley had felt himself more than usually that morning in need of the solace that his pipe could give.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Ashley’s own study was a refined and comfortable place, as became the study of a dignified clergyman; but his son had a little three-cornered room, full of pipes and papers, the despair of every housemaid that ever came into the house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had put down his pipe out of deference to his father, who had come into the little den inhabited by Charley the morning after his return.
